Nidda weather in March

In March, Nidda sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nidda's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nidda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:48 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nidda reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
571
671
781
881
981
1081
1182
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
20102
21102
22102
23102
24102
25103
26103
27113
28113
29113
30113
31113

How March really feels in Nidda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Nidda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6912.74.18.30.0
Feb / -1°5510.54.19.70.1
Mar / 6112.42.111.51.7
Apr14° / 5310.70.313.53.9
May18° / 6711.8015.25.4
Jun21° / 12°6811.9016.16.0
Jul23° / 14°7512.6015.86.4
Aug23° / 13°6711.1014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°639.8012.45.7
Oct13° / 6311.50.110.53.4
Nov / 6411.91.38.80.9
Dec / 8014.44.77.90.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72872
82773
92773
102872
112971
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193268
203367
213367
223367
233367
243466
253466
263466
273664
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nidda gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14111
24111
34110
44110
5419
6419
7408
8408
9397
10397
11387
12386
13386
14386
15386
16386
17386
18386
19386
20386
21396
22396
23396
24406
25406
26406
27405
28405
29395
30394
31384

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:205:54
210.67:185:56
310.77:165:58
410.87:145:59
510.87:126:01
610.97:106:03
710.97:086:04
811.07:056:06
911.17:036:08
1011.17:016:09
1111.26:596:11
1211.36:576:13
1311.36:546:15
1411.46:526:16
1511.56:506:18
1611.56:486:19
1711.66:466:21
1811.76:436:23
1911.76:416:24
2011.86:396:26
2111.96:376:28
2211.96:346:29
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:33
2512.16:276:34
2612.26:256:36
2712.26:236:38
2812.36:216:39
2912.46:186:41
3012.46:166:42
3112.56:146:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nidda?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nidda.

What to pack for Nidda in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Nidda sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nidda in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nidda peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nidda?

Nidda sits at 50.4°N, 9.0°E, 135 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Büdingen, 16 km away.

Topography around Nidda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nidda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nidda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Nidda is covered by cropland (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
522 m
80 km
917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Büdingen 16 km · Friedberg 20 km · Bad Nauheim 20 km · Nidderau 22 km · Butzbach 24 km · Karben 26 km · Bruchköbel 27 km · Gelnhausen 27 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nidda (50.4133°, 9.0064°, elevation 135 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).